All Networking articles – Page 2

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    Features

    Q&A with the RICS: The new qualification

    2011-11-11T00:00:00Z

    The RICS’ new AssocRICS qualification has been met with scepticism and accusations of devaluing the profession. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV talks to executive director Mark Walley about why a creating a new path into the institution is a good thing for everyone

  • BIM
    Features

    The rise of the BIM consultant

    2011-11-04T00:00:00Z

    With its clear government backing and success stories in the press, construction firms realise that BIM is a Very Important Thing. The question is, how to do it? Thomas Lane meets the new wave of BIM consultants who may have the answer

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    Features

    Recruiting for a sustainable future

    2011-09-15T11:59:00Z

    The specialist at Allen & York claims there is a major increase in roles within the sustainability industry

  • Elizabeth Webster and Joe Frahler
    Features

    The young and the self-made

    2011-08-26T00:00:00Z

    In this unforgiving market, starting a career in the construction industry can seem an impossible task. But inspiration may be found in some young entrepreneurs who have taken their fate into their own hands.

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    Comment

    Skills crisis: Train to win

    2011-08-25T00:00:00Z

    With a maturing workforce and negative perception among young people, the industry is facing a future skills crisis. We must act now to stop this time bomb

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    Comment

    Engineering courses: Get real

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Engineering courses give students a great theoretical grounding but to foster creative minds we need an earlier emphasis on encountering real life

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    Features

    Investing in training: Forward thinking

    2011-07-29T00:00:00Z

    It’s tempting to cut when times get hard, but investment in training and developing new talent is vital to the industry’s future. Here’s how three major firms are offering tomorrow’s leaders the chance to learn the skills they’ll need

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    Employment and parenthood: Bringing up baby

    2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Tell a prospective employer that you’d like children or prefer to work part-time so you can look after your child and they’re likely to roll their eyes. So is it best not to mention it?

  • Simon Rawlinson
    Comment

    Generation BIM: Creating the infrastructure

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Yes, we’ve heard it all before - but this time BIM really is going mainstream, says Simon Rawlinson. Now, its development needs to be driven by the industry’s future leaders

  • Brazil
    Features

    Brazil: Seek your fortune

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Across the Atlantic lies a land of opportunity with £182bn to invest by 2013, the world’s biggest sporting events to host, and new-found oil. Luke McLeod-Roberts finds adventure - and adversity - in Brazil 

  • Finding work
    Features

    Upgrade your toolkit: Career advice

    2011-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Construction professionals must keep up with the rapid technological, regulatory and social changes sweeping across the industry. We report on the crucial areas to add to your knowledge toolkit

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    BIM Academy launched by Ryder Architecture

    2011-06-22T11:01:00Z

    New academy launched to promote collaboration using building information modelling

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    Features

    International salary survey 2011: Expect the exodus

    2011-06-17T00:00:00Z

    With growth in the UK still sluggish and the Middle East showing no sign of revival, it’s the dominions - New Zealand, Australia and Canada - that offer the best overseas opportunities, as this year’s Hays Salary Survey shows

  • Sarah Heppinstall
    Comment

    Flying the flag for Leaders 4 The Future

    2011-06-09T10:51:00Z

    Industry must invest in its next generation of construction leaders

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    Comment

    More than the tea run: Construction graduates on the dole

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Too many construction graduates are on the dole. This is talent that our industry is going to need when the upturn comes. So let’s nurture it

  • EC Harris is working on the Doha Festival City project in Qatar
    Features

    Working in Qatar: First person

    2011-05-26T15:16:00Z

    The EC Harris partner in Qatar on the challenges and opportunities of working in the Middle East

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    Comment

    How the Facebook generation will change the office

    2011-05-11T15:29:00Z

    Reporting from this year’s BCO conference in Geneva Emily Wright considers what the two-day programme, which is on the future of commerical buildings in a world dominated by social media, might reveal

  • Working in Canada
    Features

    Canada: 'Where $340bn dreams come true'

    2011-05-06T00:00:00Z

    What makes Canada possibly the most attractive country in the world for contractors right now? Perhaps it’s something to do with the billions of dollars it has to spend on construction. The trick is breaking into this highly lucrative market

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    RIBA announces The Social - Various dates

    2011-04-08T16:46:00Z

    New networking event aims to encourage architects and people in the creative industries to meet and exchange ideas in alternative settings

  • Adam Golding
    Comment

    Benefits of working as a QS abroad

    2011-04-08T08:47:00Z

    The trainee Costain QS can see the benefits of working abroad but would rather stay here in the UK